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Pwani University

In research, Pwani University stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,624 of 9,585 worldwide), Social Sciences (#5,239 of 5,988 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#9,865 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#8,511
of 22,385 · #10,962 all time
Rank in Kenya
#20
of 69
Research works
964
▲ 42% vs 2018-21
Citations
4.4k
4.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.91×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
87%
world 40%
International
23%
world 18%
Pwani University

What is Pwani University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #6,624 of 9,585 5.9%106 #8987
Social SciencesField #5,239 of 5,988 5.6%63 #7946
Physical SciencesDomain #9,865 of 10,670 5.5%61 #14411

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Pwani University sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#8,987 #6,624
  2. Social Sciences#7,946 #5,239
  3. Physical Sciences#14,411 #9,865
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

Which fields of science does Pwani University work in?

In 2022-now, 40% of research at Pwani University is in Social Sciences, 23% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (23%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (16%), Environmental Science (11%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Social Sciences: 122 fractional works · 40.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 70 fractional works · 23.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 23 fractional works · 7.6% of its workEducation: 14 fractional works · 4.5% of its workSafety Research: 13 fractional works · 4.2% of its workAnthropology: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGender Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDevelopment: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLinguistics and Language: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 17 fractional works · 5.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 6 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 6 fractional works · 1.9% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 14 fractional works · 4.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAccounting: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Information Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness and International Management: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 10 fractional works · 3.3% of its workReligious studies: 5 fractional works · 1.6% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHistory: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 8 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 5 fractional works · 1.7% of its workFinance: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 69 fractional works · 22.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 47 fractional works · 15.5% of its workPlant Science: 17 fractional works · 5.7% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 7 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSoil Science: 6 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAquatic Science: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workFood Science: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workForestry: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 13 fractional works · 4.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 9 fractional works · 2.9% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 6 fractional works · 2.1% of its workImmunology: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workParasitology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVirology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMicrobiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 68 fractional works · 22.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 33 fractional works · 11.0% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 7 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEcology: 7 fractional works · 2.2% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 5 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPollution: 5 fractional works · 1.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 12 fractional works · 4.1% of its workAerospace Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Science: 8 fractional works · 2.7% of its workInformation Systems: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workModeling and Simulation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeometry and Topology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 44 fractional works · 14.5% of its workMedicine: 31 fractional works · 10.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 7 fractional works · 2.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 7 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEpidemiology: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Informatics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 2.0% of its workHealth Professions: 8 fractional works · 2.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 6 fractional works · 1.8% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNursing: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmall Animals: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKPwani University303fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences23%Physical Sciences23%Health Sciences15%Social Sciences40%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences7023.0%
    2. Psychology175.5%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting144.6%
    4. Arts and Humanities103.3%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance82.5%
    6. Decision Sciences51.5%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences4715.5%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology134.3%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology62.1%
    4. Neuroscience10.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.2%
    1. Environmental Science3311.0%
    2. Engineering124.1%
    3. Computer Science82.7%
    4. Physics and Astronomy41.2%
    5. Mathematics31.1%
    6. Chemistry20.7%
    7. Materials Science20.7%
    8. Energy20.5%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.5%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    1. Medicine3110.2%
    2. Health Professions82.6%
    3. Nursing41.5%
    4. Veterinary10.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 3.27× its world share, 47 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.81× its world share, 13 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.12× its world share, 6 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.48× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.35× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.58× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.27× its world share, 12 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.21× its world share, 33 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.90× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.52× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.00× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.53× its world share, 31 worksMedicineNursing: 2.99× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.48× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.14× its world share, 10 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.42× its world share, 14 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.58× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.16× its world share, 8 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.79× its world share, 17 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.82× its world share, 70 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 3.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences3.27×47 works
  2. Nursing2.99×4 works
  3. Environmental Science2.21×33 works
  4. Immunology and Microbiology2.12×6 works
  5. Social Sciences1.82×70 works
  6. Psychology1.79×17 works
  7. Decision Sciences1.58×5 works
  8. Veterinary1.48×1 works
  9. Business, Management and Accounting1.42×14 works
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.16×8 works
  11. Arts and Humanities1.14×10 works
  12. Health Professions1.00×8 works
  13. Mathematics0.90×3 works
  14. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.81×13 works
  15. Energy0.58×2 works
  16. Medicine0.53×31 works
  17. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.52×1 works
  18. Physics and Astronomy0.52×4 works
  19. Chemistry0.48×2 works
  20. Computer Science0.35×8 works
  21. Chemical Engineering0.31×0 works
  22. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.30×1 works
  23. Neuroscience0.27×1 works
  24. Engineering0.27×12 works
  25. Materials Science0.19×2 works

Who are the top researchers at Pwani University?

Ranked on the quality score, Andrew Wekesa Wamukota, David Mburu and Fredrick Kayusi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Pwani University.

  1. 1 Andrew Wekesa Wamukota Kenya · #680,586 worldwide 2.8k citations · 69 works
  2. 2 David Mburu Kenya · #1,500,597 worldwide 397 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 Fredrick Kayusi Kenya · #1,578,060 worldwide 209 citations · 69 works
  4. 4 Esther Mwende Muindi Kenya · #1,697,212 worldwide 386 citations · 49 works
  5. 5 Koen Jaspers Kenya · #1,906,728 worldwide 2 citations · 185 works
  6. 6 Dorcas Chebet Juma Kenya · #2,355,194 worldwide 28 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Halimu Suleiman Shauri Kenya · #2,560,486 worldwide 292 citations · 59 works
  8. 8 Suhaila Omar Hashim Kenya · #2,672,527 worldwide 457 citations · 23 works
  9. 9 Hassan Mwakimako Kenya · #2,713,046 worldwide 182 citations · 27 works
  10. 10 Santie de Villiers Kenya · #3,084,982 worldwide 562 citations · 33 works
All ranked researchers at Pwani University

What are the most cited papers from Pwani University?

The most cited paper from Pwani University is "Global, regional, and national disease burden estimates of acute lower respiratory infections due to respiratory syncytial virus in young children in 2015: a systematic review and modelling study" (Ting Shi et al., 2017), with 2,491 citations. Next come "Online formative assessment in higher education: A review of the literature" (1,260) and "Global disparities in SARS-CoV-2 genomic surveillance" (312).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Global, regional, and national disease burden estimates of acute lower respiratory infections due to respiratory syncytial virus in young children in 2015: a systematic review and modelling study Ting Shi et al. · The Lancet ReviewOpen access122 authors 7 Jul 2017 2,491
2 Online formative assessment in higher education: A review of the literature Joyce Gikandi, Donna Morrow, Niki E. Davis · Computers & Education 26 Jun 2011 1,260
3 Global disparities in SARS-CoV-2 genomic surveillance Anderson Fernandes Brito et al. · Nature Communications Open access212 authors 16 Nov 2022 312
4 Global respiratory syncytial virus-associated mortality in young children (RSV GOLD): a retrospective case series Nienke M. Scheltema et al. · The Lancet Global Health Open access 11 Sep 2017 252
5 A year of genomic surveillance reveals how the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic unfolded in Africa Eduan Wilkinson et al. · Science Open access302 authors 9 Oct 2021 240
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Pwani University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Poverty Reduction, Gender Inequality, Climate Change, Conditional Cash Transfers, School Subsidies, Sustainability, Sustainable Agriculture and Development.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in 2022-now in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Climate Change22▲ 2.7×41 topics
  2. Sustainability18▲ 2.4×25 topics
  3. Poverty Reduction16▲ 40×3 topics
  4. Epidemiology14◆ 1.12×47 topics
  5. Gender Inequality13▲ 32×3 topics
  6. Conditional Cash Transfers12▲ 113×1 topic
  7. Environmental Impact12▲ 2.4×21 topics
  8. School Subsidies12▲ 113×1 topic
  9. Social Capital10▲ 6.2×9 topics
  10. Sustainable Agriculture10▲ 10×8 topics
  11. Globalization10▲ 1.62×22 topics
  12. Development9▲ 8.2×9 topics
  13. Mental Health9▲ 2.0×17 topics
  14. Leadership8▲ 5.5×11 topics
  15. Genetic Diversity7▲ 5.3×12 topics
  16. Religion7▲ 4.8×6 topics
  17. Biodiversity Conservation6▲ 5.5×8 topics
  18. Food Security6▲ 3.6×10 topics
  19. Gender Equality6▲ 6.9×6 topics
  20. Child Development6▲ 4.7×5 topics
  21. Waste Management6▲ 4.6×5 topics
  22. Recycling5▲ 4.4×5 topics
  23. Vaccine Development5▲ 6.6×7 topics
  24. Smallholder Farmers5▲ 7.5×5 topics
  25. Water Quality5▲ 3.9×8 topics
  26. Adaptation4▲ 4.9×6 topics
  27. Global Burden of Disease4▲ 5.8×2 topics
  28. NGOs4▲ 15×2 topics
  29. Pollution4▲ 7.0×3 topics
  30. Maternal and Child Undernutrition4▲ 16×1 topic
  31. Soil Fertility4▲ 6.1×7 topics
  32. Water Sanitation Hygiene4▲ 16×1 topic
  33. Civil Society4▲ 12×3 topics
  34. Cultural Exchange4▲ 10×2 topics
  35. Antiretroviral Therapy4▲ 7.7×6 topics
  36. Human Health4▲ 7.9×2 topics
  37. Marine Environment4▲ 8.4×2 topics
  38. Rhizosphere Interactions4▲ 14×2 topics
  39. Nitrogen Fixation4▲ 17×2 topics
  40. Welfare4▲ 23×2 topics

Which research topics does Pwani University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare, Child Nutrition and Water Access, Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems and Microplastics and Plastic Pollution.

Poverty, Education, and …12Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare: 12 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Water Access: 4 fractional worksAgronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems: 3 fractional worksMicroplastics and Plastic Pollution: 3 fractional worksGlobal Maritime and Colonial Histories: 3 fractional worksReligion, Society, and Development: 3 fractional worksEmotional Intelligence and Performance: 3 fractional worksAquatic Ecosystems and Biodiversity: 2 fractional worksMalaria Research and Control: 2 fractional worksChristian Theology and Mission: 2 fractional works
Safety ResearchNutrition and DieteticsAgronomy and Crop SciencePollution6 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Safety Research 12 works
  2. 2 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 4 works
  3. 3 Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems Agronomy and Crop Science 3 works
  4. 4 Microplastics and Plastic Pollution Pollution 3 works
  5. 5 Global Maritime and Colonial Histories Anthropology 3 works
  6. 6 Religion, Society, and Development Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  7. 7 Emotional Intelligence and Performance Social Psychology 3 works
  8. 8 Aquatic Ecosystems and Biodiversity Ecology 2 works
  9. 9 Malaria Research and Control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  10. 10 Christian Theology and Mission Religious studies 2 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world's own shares: the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available87.0%not open13.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors23.3%domestic only76.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Pwani University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 42% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Pwani University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0014% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Pwani University0.0012% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Pwani University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Pwani University7.0% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 10.7% in 2021.

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